Originally Posted by
Top_Fuel
You aren't left with a lot of options if you crush the filter and it
still doesn't move.
At that point, you're looking at jamming a big screwdriver through what's left of the filter, in order to get better leverage. Not ideal.
Having read on this forum about how tight the filters are from the factory, I gladly let Mitsubishi do the first oil/filter change, especially since the first change was free. Since then, no problems.
I just changed my oil last week. I found it was easier to loosen the filter from underneath, and then reach down from the top to finish unscrewing it from the block. Keeps you from getting hot oil dumped down your hands.
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